Jones v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT.

Appellant, Sherman Jones, was convicted by a jury in Lincoln Circuit Court of first degree rape and first degree sodomy of his three-year old daughter. The jury recommended two twenty-year sentences to be served concurrently. At final judgment, the trial judge imposed two twenty-year terms to be served consecutively.

Appellant appeals his conviction to this Court as a matter of right. We affirm.

The victim in this case is the natural child of Rita and Sherman Jones. Shortly after the victim’s birth, Rita and Sherman Jones divorced with the father obtaining custody.

Sherman…